ConferenceConference InformationInformation n May 26, 1998, the newest NCAA Division I-A conference was conceived. MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE OThe Mountain West Conference, which offi- 15455 Gleneagle Drive cially commenced operation just a little over a year later, on July 1, 1999, is comprised of the Air Force Suite 200 Academy, Brigham Young, Colorado State, New Colorado Springs, CO 80921 Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Phone: (719) 488-4040 Wyoming. Though in its infancy as a conference, Fax: (719) 487-7241 the history of its members indicates that the fledg- ling Mountain West Conference will experience www.themwc.com immediate national success. plains of Wyoming (elevation 7,000 feet) contrast with Craig Thompson Bret Gilliland Highlights through the MWC's first three years Commissioner Associate Commissioner the desert city of Las Vegas (the fastest growing met- include: eight berths in the NCAA Women's Basketball ropolitan area in the West), the balmy weather and Tournament, two women's cross country national Pacific Ocean locale of San Diego State and the championships, sending five of the eight football southwestern flavor of New Mexico. teams to postseason bowls, one of two conferences in The Mountain West Conference office is located in 2002 to send 75 percent of its men's bas- Colorado Springs, Colo., and is under the guidance ketball teams to postseason play, and two of commissioner Craig Thompson. teams advancing to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament "Sweet 16" every year of the league's existence. Ironically, half of the Mountain West Conference schools were charter Jim Andrus Dan Butterly members of the Western Athletic Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner Conference when it was founded Business and Finance Marketing in 1962: Utah, Brigham Young, New Mexico and Wyoming. Colorado State (1968) and San Diego State (1978) both com- peted as WAC members for at least two decades, while Air Force (1980) was also a long- standing member of its confer- ence. UNLV was the most recent addition, joining the group in 1996. Carolayne Henry Carrie Wolf The split from the former 16- Assistant Commissioner Assistant Commissioner team WAC means that the Compliance Championships Mountain West Conference is no longer spread across nine states and five time zones. The MWC, however, has managed to maintain its geographic diversity. Some of the most beautiful geography in the nation can be found within the conference’s boundaries, including the unparalleled Rocky Mountain range, which borders four MWC schools (Utah, BYU, Air Force and Colorado State). The high Bob Burda Brett Lowder Assistant Commisioner Assistant Director Communications Track and Field Contact Mountain West Conference Office Colorado Springs, Colo. Ron Christian Javan Hedlund Assistant Director Director of Communications Communications 22 2003 San Diego State Track and Field MWCMWC OpponentsOpponents AIR FORCE FALCONS BRIGHAM YOUNG COUGARS COLORADO STATE RAMS Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Location: Provo, Utah Location: Fort Collins, Colo. Founded: 1954 Founded: 1875 Founded: 1870 Enrollment: 4,000 Enrollment: 30,069 Enrollment: 23,934 Colors: Blue and Silver Colors: Blue, White, Tan Colors: Green and Gold Superintendent: Lt. Gen. John R. Dallager President: Merrill J. Bateman President: Dr. Albert Yates Athletics Director: Col. Randall Spetman Athletics Director: Elaine Michaelis Athletics Director: Jeffrey Hathaway Head Coach: Ralph Lindeman Head Coach: Craig Poole Head Coach: Del Hessel 2002 MWC Finishes: 2002 MWC Finishes: 2002 MWC Finishes: Women – Indoor-8th, Outdoor-8th Women-Indoor-1st Outdoor-1st Women – Indoor-2nd, Outdoor-2nd 2002 NCAA Finishes: 2002 NCAA Finishes: 2002 NCAA Finishes: Women – Indoor-n/a, Outdoor-n/a Women – Indoor-t16th, Outdoor-t10th Women – Indoor-t46th, Outdoor-n/a Track SID: Dave Kellogg Track SID: Johny Wudel Track SID: Heather Kennedy SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Phone: (719) 333-9022 SID Phone: (801) 422-8948 SID Phone: (970) 491-5067 SID Fax: (719) 333-3798 SID Fax: (801) 422-0633 SID Fax: (970) 491-1348 Website: Website: www.byucougars.com Website: www.csurams.com www.airforcesports.com NEW MEXICO LOBOS UNLV REBELS UTAH UTES Location: Albuquerque, N.M. Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Founded: 1889 Founded: 1957 Founded: 1850 Enrollment: 24,250 Enrollment: 24,000 Enrollment: 28,300 Colors: Cherry and Silver Nickname: Rebels Nickname: Utes President: Dr. F. Chris Garcia Colors: Scarlet and Gray Colors: Crimson and White Athletics Director: Rudy Davalos President: Dr. Carol Harter President: Dr. J. Bernard Machen Head Coach: Matt Henry Athletics Director: John Robinson Athletics Director: Dr. Chris Hill 2002 MWC Finishes: Head Coach: Barbara Ferrell-Edmonson Head Coach: Lisa Archer Women – Indoor-7th, Outdoor-7th 2002 MWC Finishes: 2002 MWC Finishes: 2002 NCAA Finishes: Women – Indoor-4th, Outdoor-4th Women – Indoor-5th, Outdoor-6th Women – Indoor-n/a, Outdoor-n/a 2002 NCAA Finishes: 2002 NCAA Finishes: Track SID: Alfredo Moreno Women - Indoor-t37th, Outdoor-t45th Women – Indoor-n/a, Outdoor-n/a SID E-mail: [email protected] Track SID: Marlene Navor Track SID: Jeff Burdett SID Phone: (505) 925-5524 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: SID Fax: (505) 925-5529 SID Phone: (702) 895-3207 [email protected] Website: www.golobos.com SID Fax: (702) 895-0989 SID Phone: (801) 581-3511 Website: www.unlvrebels.com SID Fax: (801) 581-4358 Website: www.utahutes.com WYOMING COWGIRLS 2003 CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATIONINFORMATION Location: Laramie, Wyo. Founded: 1886 Indoor Outdoor Enrollment: 10,800 Mountain West Conference Championships Mountain West Conference Championships Nickname: Cowboys/Cowgirls Feb. 27-March 1, Colorado Springs, Colo. May 14-17, Albuquerque, N.M. Colors: Brown and Gold Hosted By: Air Force Academy Hosted By: University of New Mexico President: Dr. Philip L. Dubois Contact: Dave Kellogg - (719) 333-9022 Contact: Alfredo Moreno - (505) 925-5520 Athletics Director: Lee Moon Head Coach: Don Yentes NCAA Championships NCAA Regional Championships 2002 MWC Finishes: Women – Indoor-3rd, Outdoor-5th Mar. 14-15, Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. M. 30-31, Stanford, Palo Alto, Calif. 2002 NCAA Finishes: Contact: Phil Pierce - (501) 575-7430 Contact: TBA Women – Indoor-n/a, Outdoor-t49th Track SID: Mark Krug NCAA Championships SID E-mail: [email protected] J. 11-14, Sacramento State, Sacramento, Calif. SID Phone: (307) 766-2256 Contact: TBA SID Fax: (307) 766-2346 Website: www.wyomingathletics.com 2003 San Diego State Track and Field 23 20022002 ReviewReview 2002 SEASON REVIEW 2002 MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS For the second consecutive season, the San Diego Indoor State track and field squad continued to make its Date Event Location Result mark on both the conference and national levels, Jan. 12 National Pole Vault Summit Reno, Nev. NTS placing third at the Mountain West outdoor meet and Feb. 2 Wolf Pack Invitational Reno, Nev. 7th of 14/23 pts sending three student-athletes to the NCAA champi- Feb. 9 NAU Invitational Flagstaff, Ariz. NTS onships, including one, sophomore Tonette Dyer, Feb. 21-23 MWC Indoor Championships Colorado Springs, Colo. 6th of 8/58.5 who turned in an All-America performance. Outdoor At the NCAA championships, Dyer ran the sixth- Date Event Location Result fastest time (53.98) by an American entrant in the Mar. 2 USC Invitational Los Angeles, Calif. NTS finals, placing ninth overall. She became the second Mar. 9 Ben Brown Invitational Irvine, Calif. NTS Aztec to earn All-America honors in the 400 meters, Mar. 16 Willie Williams Invitational Tucson, Ariz. NTS joining Renee Ross, who accomplished the feat in Mar. 17 Trojan Classic Los Angeles, Calif. NTS 1985. Dyer was joined at the national meet by team- Mar. 23 Aztec Classic San Diego, Calif. NTS mates Leslie Miller (heptathlon) and Shayla Balentine Mar. 29-30 Cal-Nevada Championships Fresno, Calif. 3rd of 25/121 pts (pole vault). Apr. 6 UNLV Invitational Las Vegas Nev. NTS SDSU’s showing at the NCAAs was just one of the Apr. 13 All-Women Invitational San Diego, Calif. 4th of 5/95 pts. highlights for Aztecs on the outdoor track. At the Apr. 14 Sun Angel Classic Tempe, Ariz. NTS Mountain West Conference meet, San Diego State Apr. 18-20 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif. NTS came away with four event titles for the second Apr. 21 Long Beach Invitational Long Beach, Calif. NTS straight season, setting one conference record and a Apr. 27 UCSD/Oregon Invitational La Jolla, Calif./Eugene, Ore. NTS pair of championship and school records. May 5 Steve Scott Invitational Irvine, Calif. NTS Junior co-captain Melinda Smedley ran away with May 11 Occidental Invitational Los Angeles, Calif. NTS the 100-meter title, before placing second at 200 May 15-18 MWC Outdoor Championships Colorado Springs, Colo. 3rd of 8/119.33 pts. meters with a school record time of 23.32. Smedley May 29-Jun. 1 NCAA Outdoor Championships Baton Rouge, La. DNP then anchored the fastest 4x100-meter relay in SDSU and conference history, posting a winning effort of 44.24. 2002 SDSU INDOOR BESTS Other MWC event titles also went to Balentine 55 Meters *(6.80) (6.94) 55-Meter Hurdles *(7.64) (7.90) (pole vault) and Miller (heptathlon), giving the Aztecs Athlete Time Date Location Athlete Time Date Location wins in both events for the second consecutive year. 1. Melinda Smedley 7.23 2/2 Reno, NV 1. Lynnae Samuels 8.43 2/2 Reno, NV During the indoor campaign, SDSU opened the 2. Tonette Dyer 7.25 2/2 Reno, NV 3. Ryan Peters 7.48 2/2 Reno, NV 60-Meter Hurdles *(8.17) (8.43) season on a high note, with four of the team's five 4. Shayla Balentine 7.57 2/2 Reno, NV Athlete Time Date Location pole vaulters recording season-highs at the National Lynnae Samuels 7.57 2/2 Reno, NV 1.